Poor appointment-keeping behaviour among repeat blood donors and its relationship to the intent to donate again
| Autor: | E.-M. Kjustad Frøyland, Abid Hussain Llohn, Brita Hermundstad, Teresa Risopatron Knutsen, Seyed Ali Mousavi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent education Blood Donors Appointments and Schedules Sex Factors Sex factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Donor pool health care economics and organizations Aged Gynecology Behavior Norway business.industry Significant difference Age Factors Appointment keeping Hematology Middle Aged humanities Blood donor Family medicine Donation Female business |
| Zdroj: | Transfusion Medicine. 24:233-238 |
| ISSN: | 0958-7578 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/tme.12134 |
| Popis: | SUMMARY Background and objectives Anecdotal evidence suggests that missed donation appointments among repeat whole-blood donors are associated with decreased likelihood of future blood donation. This study sought to examine the relationship between missed donation appointments and intention to donate again among repeat whole-blood donors and to examine whether demographic variables are related to appointment-keeping behaviour. Methods During the period February–June 2013, telephone interviews were conducted with repeat donors who either did not show up for or cancelled their donation appointments on the day of the appointment. We asked them whether or not they wanted to schedule appointments for subsequent donations. Results Rates of missed donation appointments varied by age, but not gender. Although a statistically significant difference between male and female donors was not found with regard to willingness to donate again, female donors were more likely than male donors to call and cancel their appointment. Finally, compared with repeat donors who called and cancelled their appointment, no-show donors were 2·5 times less likely to schedule appointments for subsequent donations (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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